Hardware & DIY store in Östersund
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (53/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There are 11 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Östersund - 2.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 2.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 13.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Östersund against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Östersunds kommun), from 6 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Östersund | Sweden | Östersund Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 0% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 17% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 18% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 49% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.5m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 634k | SEK 563k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 46% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
ÖstersundThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Östersunds kommun
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for hardware & diy store in Östersund.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Östersunds kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
11 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Bauhaus & Co Kommanditbolag · chain | Hagvägen 4, 831 48 Östersund | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storsjöstråket 10, 831 56 Östersund | 2021 |
| · Kesko AB · chain | Hagvägen 12, 831 48 Östersund | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Frösövägen 57, 832 44 Frösön | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Odenskogsvägen 1, 831 48 Östersund | 2018 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain | Hagvägen 3, 831 48 Östersund | 2008 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Hagvägen 28, 831 48 Östersund | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Chaufförvägen 12, 831 48 Östersund | 1995 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bangårdsgatan 23, 831 57 Östersund | 1992 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain | Chaufförvägen 27 A, 831 48 Östersund | 1988 |
| · Aktiebolag | Odenskogsvägen 17 B, 831 48 Östersund | 1988 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Bauhaus & Co Kommanditbolag · Hagvägen 4, 831 48 Östersund | Sep 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trollhättan | 50,069 | 7 | 1.4 | 71 |
| Luleå | 49,646 | 4 | 0.8 | 83 |
| Nordöstra Göteborg | 48,217 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 |
| Tumba | 46,893 | 5 | 1.1 | 78 |
| Lidingö | 44,642 | 7 | 1.6 | 67 |
| Borlänge | 44,299 | 9 | 2.0 | 58 |
Population of Östersund
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 13.11.2026.